Michael Strasburg
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Hazelhurst approves town’s first food truck
A new dining option will occasionally be coming to Hazelhurst after the town board voted June 9 to allow a locally-owned food truck to operate in town over the next year. The decision, which was passed unanimously by the three-member board, marks the first time a food truck has been approved for use in Hazelhurst under the town’s existing transient merchant ordinance.
Two-day Minocqua Antique Boat Show starts today
The Minocqua Antique and Classic Boat Show has become a Father’s Day weekend tradition in the area — but it’s not only a great event for dads, there’s also great fun for the whole family. The 34th annual Minocqua Antique and Classic Boat Show returns to Torpy Park in downtown Minocqua on June 13 and 14.
Spelling error postpones Hazelhurst wake boat discussion
Nearly 40 people were in attendance at the June 10 Hazelhurst town board meeting, but about half of them left at the start of the meeting when town chairman Ted Cushing announced there would be no discussion or action on the “wake board” agenda item.
Hwy. 51 road work, lane closures to halt starting Friday
The sea of orange cones that covered U.S. Highway 51 this spring between Minocqua and Woodruff will wash away Friday as the high tide of summer tourism crashes upon the shores of the Northwoods.
An Ever-Growing Impact
Thursday marked the final day of school for Minocqua Lake Tomahawk Hazelhurst (MHLT) Elementary School. It was also the last day MHLT superintendent Dr. Jim Ellis could be found greeting kids outside as they arrived for school — a little extra thing he’s done every morning for the better part of a decade.
Lowering Hwy. W speed limit: Vilas County seeks Winchester input
Vilas County is seeking input from the Winchester town board after a resident wrote a letter requesting the county reduce the speed limit on portions of County Highway W in Winchester from 55 mph to 45 mph.
Air quality plummets as Canadian wildfires blaze
Northern Wisconsin was placed under an air quality alert Friday, as the Northwoods experienced elevated levels of particle pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke.
Norma Duerst publishes first book at age 90
Norma Duerst, a long-time Minocqua resident, turned 90 this past year, yet her ambition and curiosity are greater than many who are seven decades younger than her.
